Senator Maryland Chris Wang Hollen says he met with Kilmar Abyga Garcia, who, according to immigration officials, was deported by a mistake, in Salvador Thursday, press secretary, Van Holen, confirmed CBS News.
The Democratic Senator shared a photo from both Garcia at the restaurant.
“I said that my main purpose was a meeting with Kilmar,” said Senator Van Holllen. “Tonight I had such a chance. I called his wife Jennifer to convey his love message. I look forward to the full update after returning.”
President of Salvadaran Nabi Bokele also Posted photos About the meeting, but suggested that both Garcia will remain deprived of his government, which the US paid for the maintenance of deported: “Now that he was confirmed healthy, he gets honored to remain in the care of Salvador.”
Bouterga's wife, Garcia, Jennifer Vaskes, said in a statement after meeting her “Prayer was answered”.
“We still have many questions, hopes and fears.
The deputy White House spokesman Kush Desai called Van Holen's visit “really disgusting”, writing “, Chris van Halllen firmly created the Democrats as a party whose main priority is the well-being of the illegal alien MS-13”. Old Garcia's lawyers strongly denied any connection with MS-13.
An unexpected meeting with Van Holen notes the first known appearance of both Garcia from last month, when his deportation at the notorious center of terrorism, Salvador attracted national attention and caused a legal confrontation with the Trump administration.
Administration confess Harcia was sent to Salvador – together with hundreds of others Salvadoran and Venezuelan migrants – from the “administrative mistake”. US District Judge Pavel Sinis ordered the government to “promote” the return of both Garcia to the US and Supreme Court reinforced this orderBut since then he remained in Salvador, and Sinis believed that the government did not obey her order and Requirement of regular updates about his status.
Trump administration pushed back, claiming that Salvador should decide whether to return both Garcia – argument Appeal Court called “shocking” on Thursday. The government also claimed that both Garcia was linked to Salvadoran's gangs, citing a confidential informant, although his lawyers denied the charge and noted that both Garcia had not been accused or convicted of any crimes.
The 29 -year -old Old Garcia was born in Salvador, but entered the US in 2011 in 2011. He was arrested near Maryland's home depot in 2019, but the judge banned the government deport it For El Salvador, warning that gangs in his country may be haunted. Years later, in March this year, he was detained by immigration agents in Merilend and sent to the Salvadoran Investigation Center, known as Sycot.
Old Garcia's case is at the center of the Trump's controversial administration to send dozens of migrants, including the accused MS-13 members and the Venezuelan gang Trin de Aragua-in Secote, using the law on alien 1798. lets the president Deport enemy citizens during “invading or predatory invasion”. Gambit was disputed in court, and opponents decipher the conditions in the SECTION AND argument The government denies migrants the right to the proper process. A “60 minutes” The report is found Most of the 238 Venezuelans sent to Secot on several planes last month did not have a clear criminal conviction. But the Trump administration defended its use of the law, claiming it clears violence with gangs.
Meeting Wang Halen with Abreg Garcia Came after the Senator was rejected on Thursday to the passage checkpoint Next to the second. He said he was about three kilometers from the notorious Prison Supermax, When the soldiers were stopped, he was ordered to prevent him from jail.
Wang Hollen left for Selvador on Wednesday, intending to check Welfare of both Garcia. He submitted updates on his journey.
“My common goal here is to send a signal that we are not going to stop fighting for his return until he is released,” Van Halllen said before his flight.